Middle School Mixed Up Math - Nexcess...

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Mixed Up Math This lesson can be adapted for younger students to practice other computational math concepts. In addition to the content math standards, students will strengthen logical thinking skills and time management. Common Core Standards: Objectives: Materials: Background Knowledge: Procedure: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.B.3 Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multidigit decimals using the standard algorithm for each operation. CCSS.Math Practice 6 Attend to precision. Students will practice adding, subtracting, and multiplying multidigit numbers with decimals. 3x3 Rubik’s Cubes Pencils & paper for math calculations Students should already know the procedures and rules for adding, subtracting, or multiplying multidigit numbers with decimals. With students: 1. Assign a numerical value to each color on the Rubik’s Cube. For the first activity, these will be single digit numerals. (Example: Yellow = 1, Red = 3, Blue = 5, Green = 7, Orange = 9, and White = 0) Record these assignments on the board where students can reference them, and where they can be changed if desired. 2. Explain that the center tile on each face will be used to i dentify the face (“green face” means the face with the green tile in the center) and will also be the decimal point in the number. 3. Show students how to ‘read’ the face of the cube, by starting at the top row, reading from left to right (see example). Middle School

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Mixed Up Math

This  l esson   can   be   adapted   for   younger   students   to   practice   other computational   math   concepts.   In   addition   to   the   content   math   standards, students   will   strengthen  l ogical   thinking   skills   and   time   management. 

Common   Core Standards:  

Objectives: 

Materials: 

Background Knowledge: 

Procedure: 

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.6.NS.B.3    Fluently   add, subtract,   multiply,   and   divide   multi­digit   decimals   using the   standard   algorithm  f or   each   operation. 

CCSS.Math   Practice   6    Attend  t o   precision. 

Students   will   practice   adding,   subtracting,   and multiplying   multi­digit   numbers   with   decimals. 

3x3   Rubik’s   Cubes Pencils   &   paper  f or   math   calculations 

Students   should   already   know  t he   procedures   and   rules for   adding,   subtracting,   or   multiplying   multi­digit numbers   with   decimals. 

With   students: 1. Assign   a   numerical   value   to   each   color   on   the Rubik’s

Cube.   For   the   first   activity,   these   will   be single   digitnumerals.   (Example:   Yellow   =   1,   Red   = 3,   Blue   =   5,Green   =   7,   Orange   =   9,   and   White   =0) Record   these   assignments   on   the   board   where studentscan   reference   them,   and   where   they   can be   changed  i fdesired.

2. Explain   that   the   center   tile   on   each   face   will   be used   to  identify   the   face   (“green   face”   means   the face   with   the   greentile  i n   the   center)   and   will   also be   the   decimal   point  i n   thenumber.

3. Show   students   how   to  ‘ read’   the   face   of   the   cube, by   startingat   the   top   row,   reading   from  l eft   to   right (see   example).

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4. Create   problems   for   the   students   and   challengethem   to   be   the   student   with   the  l argest   (orsmallest)   answer.

 5.  Students   can   also   be   challenged   to   create   thel argest   (or   smallest)   answer   by   being   allowed   a few   seconds   to   manipulate   (twist)   the   cube   after the   problem  i s   announced.

Technology Connection: 

If   you   do   not   have   a   Rubik’s   Cube   for   each   student,   or want   all   students   to   use   the   same   scramble,   you   can use   an   online   Rubik’s   Cube   that   can   be   scrambled: https://www.grubiks.com/puzzles/rubiks/cube­3x3x3/ Or https://www.google.com/logos/2014/rubiks/iframe/index.html 

Variations  ● Depending   on   the   ability  l evels   of   your   students,you   can   choose   the   operations   to   be   used,   thevalue   of   the   colors,   and   the   number   of   tiles   to   beincluded.

● You   can   use   single   digit   numbers   and   practiceproblem   solving   across  j ust   one   row   of   the   cube.Start   with   +   +   and  j ust   one   row   of   the   cube,increase   to   +   x,   and   then   beyond.   You   could   alsofocus   on   the   four   corners   and   use   all   fouroperations.   Recommended   order  i s   +   ­   x

● Require   that   all   students   make   at   least   three   twiststo   their   cube   before   announcing   the   nextsequence.   Allow   students   to   make   twists   to   createthe   best   scenario   (largest   sum/product),   or   just   tosearch   the   six   sides   to   find   their   best   outcome.

Notes   to Teacher: 

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